Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Only you can prevent fire alarms

So by this point in the year, it has probably happened to you at least once, somewhere on campus: Your daily routine is suddenly jolted by a blaring horn that at first makes you think you are aboard a...

Police Blotter: 10/14 to 10/28

November 4, 2013

Oct. 14 — Petty theft- Cell phone taken from office, Allen Memorial Library Oct. 16 —Bicycle theft- Bike taken from rack, Strosacker Auditorium Oct. 22 —Burglary- Locker opened by force & items...

Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith hand out Biblical literature near the corner of Aldebert and Euclid.

Jehovah’s Witnesses come to Case

Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter October 24, 2013

On the corner of Euclid and Adelbert, on an otherwise unimportant Thursday afternoon in September, two strangers stand on a little patch of sidewalk in front of Severance Hall, bringing with them a display...

Voices for Violence event empowers sexual assault victims to share their stories

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter October 24, 2013

In the Kelvin Smith Library Oval, students sit clustered in small groups, holding votive candles. Black wooden silhouettes of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault are scattered through the...

Second-year’s project hopes to set international quality standards for photovoltaic connectors

Kushagra Gupta, Contributing Reporter October 24, 2013

While much of the research done on campus will make differences in the real world, one student is working on a project that could have international repercussions. Olga Eliseeva, a second year student,...

Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Maureen O’Connor speaks in Thwing about the challenges the law field is currently experiencing. She described it as a dynamic time for law.

Ohio supreme court chief justice visits CWRU

Talia Gragg, Staff Reporter October 24, 2013

Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O’Connor, visited Case Western Reserve University on Oct. 11 to discuss her career with aspiring law students. She focused her advice and answers to questions...

Beta Theta Pi hosts homemade chariot races on engineering quad

Ellie Rambo, Contributing Reporter October 24, 2013

Last Saturday, Case Western Reserve University fraternity Beta Theta Pi hosted the Stephan P. Arnold Chariot Races on the Engineering Quad. When homemade wooden chariots pulled by CWRU students were not...

Career center representatives call career fair a “smashing success,” attendence up from last year

Mark Patteson, Contributing Reporter October 24, 2013

Leading up to the University Career Fair, it is not uncommon to hear some of the more pessimistic members of campus grumble that it has insufficient opportunities for them: only engineers benefit, employers...

SpartanTHON fundraiser Dancing with the CWRU Stars is back

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter October 24, 2013

While Dancing with the Stars may be in its 17th season on ABC, featuring the likes of Bill Nye, Corbin Bleu and Snooki, the faculty and staff of Case Western Reserve University, not to be outdone by these...

Outside the Circle

Anastazia Vanisko and Mark Patteson October 24, 2013

Brazil seeks to create a more secure email service Anastazia Vanisko Following the discovery that Brazil was a target of the National Security Agency (NSA), Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff announced...

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